Apple hosting a dinner to 'celebrate the women of f1' and it's just wags.
Not female drivers, not the mechanics, not the engineers, not the women in hospitality or media. Partners of drivers. There's a lot of interesting sports meta out there about WAGs and their relationship to emotional and physical labour, gender roles and athlete sexuality. But surely that's the same as any heterosexual couple? It doesn't make you a woman in medicine if your husband is a medical professional. We're seeing such growth of women's sports and women being able to be professional athletes; as well as female support staff and coaches starting to be valued for their expertise, it almost feels a bit insulting to lump male athletes partners into the fold.
F1 is known for its gruelling labour practices before even having to contend with institutional misogyny (as well as other various intersections) . Surely the women who have dedicated their lives to breaking barriers deserve more celebration from the global brands who support F1.
